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star this property date less than 2017-10-23more like thismore than 2017-10-23
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Non-domestic Rates: Valuation more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse was of the most recent business rates revaluation; whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of carrying out a business rate revaluation annually; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 109033 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
star this property answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is an executive agency of HMRC and is responsible for delivering the business rates revaluation. The VOA does not report on a separate cost specifically attributed to the revaluation. The Agency’s most recent annual report and accounts are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-2017" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-2017</a></p><p>The Government aims to move to more frequent business rates revaluations. We are pressing ahead with this work and will announce our plans in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Nuneaton more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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less than 2017-10-26T13:23:58.19Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-26T13:23:58.19Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-11-01more like thismore than 2017-11-01
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Council Tax: Young People more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the level of council tax paid by care leavers under the age of 25. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 110956 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-06more like thismore than 2017-11-06
star this property answer text <p>The Department does not collect council tax data which identifies taxpayers under the age of 25.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Nuneaton more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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less than 2017-11-06T17:41:04Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-06T17:41:04Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-11-01more like thismore than 2017-11-01
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Council Tax: Care Leavers more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting care leavers under the age of 25 from paying council tax. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 110957 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-06more like thismore than 2017-11-06
star this property answer text <p>The Government is committed to assisting care leavers. It has given councils the flexibility to support vulnerable groups, including care leavers, to help manage their council tax bills. We wrote to all councils in 2016 to remind them of the powers they had under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to support vulnerable groups. A number of councils have already taken the decision to support care leavers through an exemption or discount on their council tax bills.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Nuneaton more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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less than 2017-11-06T17:41:31.56Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-06T17:41:31.56Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-11-26more like thismore than 2015-11-26
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Government Property Unit: Staff more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are employed in the Property Asset Management Unit; and how many such people are (a) civil servants and (b) secondees from outside bodies. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 18015 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-01more like thismore than 2015-12-01
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not employ any civil servants, or secondees from outside bodies within the Property Asset Management Unit.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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less than 2015-12-01T16:15:15.153Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-01T16:15:15.153Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Troubled Families Programme more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in turning round families in the Troubled Families programme; how many families in each local authority area have taken advantage of the scheme; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 204872 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
star this property answer text <p> </p><p>The Troubled Families Programme is making good progress. As at the end of May 2014, local authorities had turned around 52,833 families. As at the end of March 2014, they had identified 111,574 families; and were working with 97,202 of those families. <br> <br> My Department regularly publishes this information and the latest breakdown by individual local authority can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/troubled-families-programme-progress-information-and-families-turned-around" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/troubled-families-programme-progress-information-and-families-turned-around</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-07-14T15:48:57.2155349Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T15:48:57.2155349Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Troubled Families Programme more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to assess the performance of the Troubled Families programme; and how this links to the triggering of payment to providers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 204873 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
star this property answer text <p> </p><p>In March 2012 the Government published the Financial Framework for the Troubled Families Programme:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/11469/2117840.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/11469/2117840.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This set out the criteria that local authorities should use in identifying families eligible for central funding, and what results they would need to achieve in order to claim the results-based payment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Department has also commissioned an independent evaluation of the programme which is looking at the progress and outcomes local authorities achieve with troubled families across a broader set of issues, and the savings made as a result.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-07-14T15:47:48.0596991Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T15:47:48.0596991Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Troubled Families Programme more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials of his Department work on the Troubled Families programme; and what their grade and pay scale is. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 204874 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-08-21more like thismore than 2014-08-21
star this property answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 14 July 2014]</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The Troubled Families team, based in DCLG, was established in 2011 to join up efforts across the whole of government and to provide expert help to local authorities to drive forward the programme of turning around the lives of troubled families. Government data collected in 2011 estimated that £9 billion is spent annually on troubled families – an average of £75,000 per family each year. Of this, an estimated £8 billion is spent reacting to the problems these families have and cause with just £1 billion being spent on helping families to solve and prevent problems in the longer term.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As of the end of June 2014, my Department had the following number of officials working on Troubled Families programme: 4 Executive Officers (and equivalents); 3 Higher Executive Officers; 7 Senior Executive Officers, 3 Grade 7, 5 Grade 6, 2 Deputy Directors, 1 Director and 1 Director General.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latter two senior salaries are published as part of our transparency agenda, and are respectively (a) within the range of £110,000 - £114,999 and (b) within the range of £130,000 to £134,999.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, Civil Servants are paid within a grade pay scale. These ranges are Executive Officer (£22,279 to £31,225); Higher Executive Officer (£26,058 to £39,513); Senior Executive Officer (£32,311 to £45,985); Grade 7 (£40,852 to £57,110); Grade 6 (£50,203 to £70,375) and Deputy Director (£62,000 to £117,800).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-08-21T11:54:06.5097257Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-21T11:54:06.5097257Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-09-10more like thismore than 2014-09-10
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what compensation payments have been made to senior executives of Rotherham Borough Council leaving their posts since 2012. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 209034 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
star this property answer text <p>The Department does not collate or hold this information. Local authorities are independent employers and it is for each council to make local, accountable decisions on the management of its workforce, including any payment made to staff leaving their employment. While Government has no involvement in these local decisions, we expect councils to be open and transparent about the decisions they make about the pay and rewards for staff, particularly senior staff. Under the Localism Act 2011, councils are required to prepare and publish an annual pay policy statement setting out their approach to pay matters, particularly senior pay. In our pay accountability guidance to accompany measures in the Localism Act, councils are asked to give full council the opportunity to vote on severance packages of £100,000 or more before they are rubber-stamped. It is unacceptable for information about compensation payments to be withheld from local taxpayers and we welcome the CLG Select Committee’s recent comments that councils should publish the rationale for, and amount of, any financial payment to a departing chief officer within a month of the decision so that the public can understand why such a payment has been made. Severance payments made to senior staff must already be disclosed in an authority’s annual Statement of Accounts and cannot be protected from disclosure by confidentiality agreements.<br><br>On 3 October, the Department further strengthened the public's ability to scrutinise councils by ensuring that they get the data they deserve through the local government transparency code. Part of that code is the requirement for councils to publish information on salaries for employees earning £50,000 or more, alongside a range of other pay and workforce information.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2014-10-15T16:13:55.1343354Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-15T16:13:55.1343354Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-12-15more like thismore than 2014-12-15
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Domestic Waste more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost per home was of rubbish bin collections in each local authority in each of the last three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 218656 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-02-23more like thismore than 2015-02-23
star this property answer text <p>In our guidance on weekly rubbish collections published last year, we estimated the annual cost of a local refuse collection service per household to be between £6 and £7 per month. This is a tiny fraction of the average £122 per month council tax paid by a typical Band D household in England.</p><p> </p><p><br> The best practice guidance outlines how councils can deliver savings to help reduce costs, without compromising on the frequency or level of service. It challenges the myth that fortnightly collections are necessary or desirable to reduce costs:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-weekly-rubbish-collections" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-weekly-rubbish-collections</a></p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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less than 2015-02-23T17:04:46.107Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-23T17:04:46.107Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Keighley more like this
star this property answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Travellers: Caravan Sites more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Justice speeding up the eviction process for illegal Traveller encampments by appointing specialist magistrates able to sit at short notice and out-of-hours. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham remove filter
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Tim Loughton more like this
star this property uin 219209 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
star this property answer text <p>We are concerned at reports that some local authorities and police forces are not taking effective action to deal with unauthorised encampments. We will therefore be looking to hold discussions with Ministerial colleagues, including Justice Ministers, on what more we can do to help councils and the police deal effectively with unauthorised encampments.</p><p>We are open to any detailed representations that my hon. Friend, and other hon. Members, may wish to provide on these matters.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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less than 2015-01-05T16:40:18.217Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T16:40:18.217Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this